BEST OS for eee

[Nvidiaguy07]

so im pretty sure my main OS is going to be XP because ive heard Vista doesnt run that great on eee's =( (unless anyone else here has vista and it runs ok in theirs)

my secondary OS was originally planned to be Ubuntu but then i heard about a special ubuntu just for Eee's. Ubuntu eee was designed just for these but do you think im just better off with a full version of ubuntu?

Ive also heard OSX can run on these. Anyone have any experience?

If theres something else out there better than those please let me know but as of my my decision is between ubuntu and ubuntueee

 

[VinDSL]

Um...

What is a "900HA Eee PC"?!?!?

 

[Nvidiaguy07]

um...

the model number..............

google it

 

[thedarkwolf]

Google this

<---points at crotch

 

[lxskllr]

I like Ubuntu-eee. I tried Xandros, Mandriva, and some kind of minipc Linux. Ubuntu is my favorite, but I tend to like that anyway.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Google this

<---points at crotch

teehee

Anyway, on point.

You will first want to check the manufacturer's website to make sure that you can get drivers. Installing OS X on there probably will not be the easiest thing in the world, so unless you are willing to live with hacked together stuff, including drivers, then i would recommend against it.

 

[VinDSL]

Actually, I just saw a pre-Christmas ad for this 'thing'!

512 MB RAM, 4 GB storage on a 'friggin digital camera card, blah, blah, blah.

Shame on Asus!

Windows XP Home for the (ahem) Win, if it will fit on a flash card...

 

[sourceninja]

I have a few freinds with these and they are wonderful. They are all using ubuntu-eee.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: Nvidiaguy07
google it

Originally posted by: sourceninja
I have a few freinds with these and they are wonderful. They are all using ubuntu-eee.

~Cool

I musta had a brain phart the other night.

I'm NOT against the idea, in principle - my next 'major' purchase will be a netbook - and it'll most likely be an ASUS N10J-A1:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16834220385

I would offer this as POC (note the date):

http://www.jaguarpc.com/forums...p?p=141761&postcount=5

I just haven't shopped enough to realize ASUS makes lowball eee pee cees or whatever.

Dude, can you image the look on their face when someone opens their Christmas present and finds a 512 MB RAM laptop with no hard drive and Linux installed on a flash card?!?!?

Um...

Will XP even install in 4 GB of space???

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: VinDSL



Dude, can you image the look on their face when someone opens their Christmas present and finds a 512 MB RAM laptop with no hard drive and Linux installed on a flash card?!?!?

I got my daughter one for her birthday, and she loves it. I liked hers so much, I got 1 for myself. The 8.9" screen wasn't available when I bought hers, but that's what I got. 8.9" is the perfect size imo. Any bigger, you might as well get a regular laptop.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
The 8.9" screen wasn't available when I bought hers, but that's what I got. 8.9" is the perfect size imo. Any bigger, you might as well get a regular laptop.

Agreed!

I bought a 15.4" lappy last year, and it might as well be a regular desktop...

I have a Fujitsu Lifebook around here somewhere, and it has a 12" panel.

Personally, I think a 10" screen would do the job nicely :thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoF2ppr4IEA&fmt=18

 

[tdawg]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Google this

<---points at crotch

Oh yeah, I voted for Ubuntu 8.10. I tried it on my desktop and really liked it (had to abandon it though due to some windows only stuff I can't live without). If I bought a netbook, I wouldn't hesitate to put Ubuntu on it.

 

[Nvidiaguy07]

Originally posted by: VinDSL
Actually, I just saw a pre-Christmas ad for this 'thing'!

512 MB RAM, 4 GB storage on a 'friggin digital camera card, blah, blah, blah.

Shame on Asus!

Windows XP Home for the (ahem) Win, if it will fit on a flash card...

Are you talking about the same model i am?

Mine came stock with 1 Gig of memory which i upgraded to 2 right away.

It also came with a 160GB hard drive.

maybe your talking about one of the first gen Eee's

this is mine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16834220441

I got it new for under 200 dollars.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: Nvidiaguy07
Are you talking about the same model i am?

Mine came stock with... blah, blah, blah...

I got it new for under 200 dollars.

Originally posted by: Nvidiaguy07
um...

google it

I guess not. How am I supposed to know what you have???

I'm talking about this rip-off:

http://www.target.com/ASUS-8-9...er-Linux/dp/B001E1J1R2

Shame on ASUS for making this POS!!!

 

[Nvidiaguy07]

Originally posted by: VinDSL

Originally posted by: Nvidiaguy07
Are you talking about the same model i am?

Mine came stock with... blah, blah, blah...

I got it new for under 200 dollars.

Originally posted by: Nvidiaguy07
um...

google it

I guess not. How am I supposed to know what you have???

I'm talking about this rip-off:

http://www.target.com/ASUS-8-9...er-Linux/dp/B001E1J1R2

Shame on ASUS for making this POS!!!

Asus Eee's are pretty well known

900HA is the model number...... thats why i said google it.

thats why i put the model number in the description so people would know which one i was talking about.